Night Slash

Night Slash is a Charged Attack of type Dark in Pokémon GO. In Gym and Raid battles, it deals 45 damage and it costs 33 energy. In GO Battle League, Night Slash deals 50 damage and costs 35 energy. Explore its damage and energy stats in battles, its effectiveness against various Pokémon types, and see which Pokémon wield it best.

Night Slash effectiveness against other Pokémon types


Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6

Night Slash Adventure Effects

Night Slash has no Adventure Effects.

Night Slash in Gym and Raid Battles

Gym and Raid Battles Stats

Category	Charged Attack
Type	Dark
Power	45
Energy	33
Animation Duration	2.0s
Damage Window	1.1s - 1.8s
DPS	22.50 Damage per second
DPE	1.36 Damage per Energy

Similar moves in Gym and Raid Battles

Name	PWR	ENG	Duration	DPS
Dark Pulse	80	50	3.0s	26.67
Night Slash	45	33	2.0s	22.50
Crunch	65	33	3.0s	21.67
Foul Play	70	50	2.0s	35.00
Payback	95	100	2.0s	47.50
Brutal Swing	65	33	2.0s	32.50
Obstruct	20	33	1.5s	13.33
Darkest Lariat	80	50	2.0s	40.00
Aura Wheel	100	50	2.5s	40.00
Dark Pulse+	150	100	3.0s	50.00
Max Darkness	250	100	2.5s	100.00
G-Max Snooze	350	100	2.5s	140.00
G-Max One Blow	350	100	2.5s	140.00

Night Slash in Trainer Battles

Trainer Battles Stats

Category	Charged Attack
Type	Dark
Power	50
Energy	35
Duration	6 Turns
DPS	1.43 Damage per second
DPE	1.43 Damage per Energy
Tags	Spam / BaitBoost

Special effects

Special

Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

Similar moves in Trainer Battles

Name	DPE	PWR	ENG
Dark Pulse General	1.78	80	45
Night Slash Spam / BaitBoost Special Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0%	1.43	50	35
Crunch Spam / BaitDebuff Special Crunch has a 20.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	1.56	70	45
Foul Play General	1.63	65	40
Payback Nuke	1.83	110	60
Brutal Swing Spam / Bait	1.57	55	35
Obstruct Spam / BaitBoost Special Obstruct has a 100.0% chance to: Increase User's Defense by 25.0% Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	0.38	15	40
Darkest Lariat General	2.00	120	60
Aura Wheel GeneralBoost Special Aura Wheel has a 100.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0%	2.22	100	45
Dark Pulse+ High Energy	1.33	60	45
Max Darkness High Energy	-
G-Max Snooze High Energy	-
G-Max One Blow High Energy	-

Strongest Pokémon with Night Slash

Configuration

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score
1	Shadow Haxorus	Dragon Tail	Night Slash	16.25	263.6	14.1
2	Mega Greninja	Feint Attack	Night Slash	14.51	291.0	12.9
3	Kartana	Razor Leaf	Night Slash	14.48	230.8	12.5
4	Haxorus	Dragon Tail	Night Slash	13.64	265.5	12.1
5	Shadow Sirfetch'd	Counter	Night Slash	13.80	199.7	11.8
6	Shadow Annihilape	Counter	Night Slash	12.62	273.6	11.3
7	Mega Scizor	Fury Cutter	Night Slash	12.02	321.4	11.0
8	Shadow Crawdaunt	Snarl	Night Slash	13.23	159.6	11.0
9	Shadow Greninja	Feint Attack	Night Slash	12.88	179.9	10.9
10	Shadow Scizor	Fury Cutter	Night Slash	12.09	194.4	10.5
11	Meowscarada	Leafage	Night Slash	11.83	206.8	10.4
12	Pangoro	Snarl	Night Slash	11.64	227.9	10.3
13	Sirfetch'd	Counter	Night Slash	11.62	201.8	10.2
14	Shadow Scyther	Air Slash	Night Slash	11.72	177.9	10.1
15	Shadow Fraxure	Dragon Tail	Night Slash	12.22	133.0	9.9
16	Annihilape	Counter	Night Slash	10.57	275.1	9.7
17	Shadow Primeape	Counter	Night Slash	11.61	138.4	9.6
18	Crawdaunt	Snarl	Night Slash	11.26	162.9	9.6
19	Shadow Obstagoon	Counter	Night Slash	10.69	221.8	9.5
20	Greninja	Feint Attack	Night Slash	10.91	182.9	9.5
21	Druddigon	Dragon Tail	Night Slash	10.50	203.4	9.3
22	Scizor	Fury Cutter	Night Slash	10.22	197.2	9.1
23	Scyther	Air Slash	Night Slash	9.88	179.9	8.7
24	Fraxure	Dragon Tail	Night Slash	10.35	135.2	8.7
25	Shadow Gliscor	Wing Attack	Night Slash	9.73	197.5	8.7
26	Shadow Sandslash	Metal Claw	Night Slash *	9.75	158.7	8.5
27	Primeape	Counter	Night Slash	9.83	140.5	8.4
28	Obstagoon	Counter	Night Slash	8.97	223.4	8.2
29	Zangoose	Shadow Claw	Night Slash	9.47	132.9	8.0
30	Thievul	Snarl	Night Slash	8.99	158.5	7.9
31	Cryogonal	Frost Breath	Night Slash	8.53	214.4	7.8
32	Gliscor	Wing Attack	Night Slash	8.18	199.3	7.4
33	Sandslash	Metal Claw	Night Slash *	8.27	161.5	7.3
34	Shadow Persian	Scratch	Night Slash *	8.64	101.6	7.1
35	Shadow Gligar	Wing Attack	Night Slash	7.68	119.0	6.6
36	Persian	Scratch	Night Slash *	7.39	104.2	6.3
37	Shadow Alolan Sandshrew	Metal Claw	Night Slash	7.43	71.0	5.9
38	Gligar	Wing Attack	Night Slash	6.50	120.8	5.7
39	Pawniard	Fury Cutter	Night Slash	7.17	69.6	5.7
40	Alolan Sandshrew	Metal Claw	Night Slash	6.40	73.4	5.3
41	Galarian Meowth	Metal Claw	Night Slash	5.86	49.9	4.5
42	Shadow Oshawott	Water Gun	Night Slash	6.04	42.6	4.5
43	Shadow Inkay	Psywave	Night Slash	5.60	42.1	4.2
44	Oshawott	Water Gun	Night Slash	5.40	45.7	4.2
45	Inkay	Psywave	Night Slash	5.05	45.6	4.0
46	Shadow Alolan Meowth	Bite	Night Slash	5.60	30.7	3.8
47	Alolan Meowth	Bite	Night Slash	5.09	33.5	3.7
48	Shadow Meowth	Scratch	Night Slash	5.32	29.2	3.7
49	Meowth	Scratch	Night Slash	4.72	31.1	3.4
50	Purrloin	Sucker Punch	Night Slash	4.77	30.0	3.4

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